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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220715082" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Eric Huss <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220715082">(Dec 22 2020 at 17:40)</a>:</h4>
<p>Is there arm64 hardware readily available to rust-lang team members for development and testing?</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220715178" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Pietro Albini <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220715178">(Dec 22 2020 at 17:41)</a>:</h4>
<p><span class="user-mention" data-user-id="120518">@Eric Huss</span> for linux or apple?</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220715279" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Eric Huss <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220715279">(Dec 22 2020 at 17:42)</a>:</h4>
<p>Both.  I think for my immediate concern it doesn't matter, but there have been times where it would be nice to have macos for testing cargo.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220715309" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Pietro Albini <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220715309">(Dec 22 2020 at 17:43)</a>:</h4>
<p>we have a DTK (macOS transition kit) available for team members to ssh/vnc into</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220715346" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Pietro Albini <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220715346">(Dec 22 2020 at 17:43)</a>:</h4>
<p>we had a bare metal arm linux server</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220715356" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Pietro Albini <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220715356">(Dec 22 2020 at 17:43)</a>:</h4>
<p>but it's been repurposed to run CI on it</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220715416" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Eric Huss <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220715416">(Dec 22 2020 at 17:44)</a>:</h4>
<p>Is the DTK used much?  I just want to test a few things.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220715458" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Pietro Albini <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220715458">(Dec 22 2020 at 17:44)</a>:</h4>
<p>not really</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220715484" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Eric Huss <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220715484">(Dec 22 2020 at 17:44)</a>:</h4>
<p>how would I get access?</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220715499" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Pietro Albini <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220715499">(Dec 22 2020 at 17:45)</a>:</h4>
<p>the main user of it has been <span class="user-mention" data-user-id="116155">@Jake Goulding</span> in his heroic effort to port rust to apple silicon :)</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220715556" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Jake Goulding <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220715556">(Dec 22 2020 at 17:45)</a>:</h4>
<p>It is _not_ used heavily.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220715589" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Pietro Albini <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220715589">(Dec 22 2020 at 17:46)</a>:</h4>
<p>let me provision an account</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220717000" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Pietro Albini <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220717000">(Dec 22 2020 at 17:59)</a>:</h4>
<p>pm'd you</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220842004" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Mike Hommey <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220842004">(Dec 24 2020 at 01:27)</a>:</h4>
<p>Just a reminder that DTKs are <em>lent</em>, and scheduled to be returned to Apple. I don't know when Rust's is due, but mine is due end of next month.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220854692" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Pietro Albini <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220854692">(Dec 24 2020 at 07:41)</a>:</h4>
<p>that's true</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220854696" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Pietro Albini <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220854696">(Dec 24 2020 at 07:41)</a>:</h4>
<p>dunno how it works for ours tho</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220854697" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Pietro Albini <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220854697">(Dec 24 2020 at 07:41)</a>:</h4>
<p>since it's on macstadium</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220855290" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Mike Hommey <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220855290">(Dec 24 2020 at 07:58)</a>:</h4>
<p>well, macstadium has m1 mac minis now, you could switch to that</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64%20hardware/near/220855366" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Mike Hommey <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242906-t-compiler/arm/topic/arm64.20hardware.html#220855366">(Dec 24 2020 at 08:01)</a>:</h4>
<p>waw, I hadn't realized macstadium were /that/ expensive. I mean, 6 months of hosting essentially pays for one brand new mac mini...</p>



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<p>well it's less expensive than AWS <span aria-label="laughing" class="emoji emoji-1f606" role="img" title="laughing">:laughing:</span></p>



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